§ 27-509. Regulations.

(a) GENERAL STANDARDS.

	RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM 3.6	RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM 5.8
(1)  Minimum size of zone (except as provided for in Section 27-510)	10 adjoining gross acres	10 adjoining gross acres
(2)  Base residential density	3.6 dwelling units per gross acre	5.8 dwelling units per gross acre
(3)  Maximum residential density	5.7 dwelling units per gross acre	7.9 dwelling units per gross acre
(4)  Maximum mixed retirement development density	8 units per gross acre	8 units per gross acre

 

1	Applies only to Comprehensive Design Zones for which Zoning Map Amendment applications were filed after October 31, 1978. For Comprehensive Design Zones approved pursuant to applications filed prior to this date, the minimum size is four (4) adjoining gross acres.
2	The base density shall not establish the minimum density for development in the zone.

 

(b) PUBLIC BENEFIT FEATURES AND DENSITY INCREMENT FACTORS.

	RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM 3.6	RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM 5.8
(1)  For open space land at a ratio of at least 3.5 acres per 100 dwelling units (with a minimum size of 1 acre), an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed (This open space land should include any irreplaceable natural features, historic buildings, or natural drainage swales located on the property)	25% in dwelling units	25% in dwelling units
(2)  For enhancing existing physical features (such as break-front treatment of waterways, sodding of slopes susceptible to erosive action, thinning and grubbing of growth, and the like), an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	2.5% in dwelling units	2.5% in dwelling units
(3)  For a pedestrian system separated from vehicular rights-of-way, an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	5% in dwelling units	5% in dwelling units
(4)  For recreational development of open space (including minimum improvements of heavy grading, seeding, mulching, utilities, off-street parking, walkways, landscaping, and playground equipment), an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	10% in dwelling units	10% in dwelling units
(5)  For public facilities (except streets and open space areas) an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	30% in dwelling units	30% in dwelling units
(6)  For creating activity centers with space provided for quasi-public services (such as churches, day care centers for children, community meeting rooms, and the like), a density increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	10% in dwelling units	10% in dwelling units
(7)  For incorporating solar access or active/passive solar energy in design, an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	5% in dwelling units	5% in dwelling units

 

(c) PUBLIC BENEFIT FEATURES AND DENSITY/INTENSITY INCREMENT
FACTORS FOR MIXED RETIREMENT DEVELOPMENT.

(1)  For open space at a ratio of 3.5 acres per 100 dwelling units (with a minimum size of 1 acre) an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	25% in dwelling units
(2)  For enhancing existing physical features (such as breakfront treatment of waterways, sodding of slopes susceptible to erosion action, thinning and grubbing of growth, and the like), an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	25% in dwelling units
(3)  For a pedestrian system separated from vehicular rights-of-way, an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	5% in dwelling units
(4)  For recreational/community/cultural facilities including at a minimum an indoor/outdoor swimming pool and a community center with facilities catering to the retired, elderly, or physically handicapped	50% in dwelling units
(5)  For public facilities (except streets and open space areas),an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	30% in dwelling units
(6)  For creating activity centers with space provided for quasi-public services (such as churches, community meeting rooms, and the like), a density increment factor may be granted not to exceed	10% in dwelling units
(7)  For incorporating solar access or active/passive solar energy in design, an increment factor may be granted, not to exceed	5% in dwelling units
(8)  For providing 3 or more different dwelling types	15% in dwelling units for each additional dwelling unit type

 

(d)

Other regulations.

(1)

Each lot shall have frontage on, and direct vehicular access to, a public street, except lots for which private streets or other access rights-of-way have been authorized pursuant to Subtitle 24 of this Code.

(2)

Additional regulations concerning development and use of property in the R-M Zone are as provided for in Divisions 1, 4, and 5 of this Part, General (Part 2), Off-Street Parking and Loading (Part 11), Signs (Part 12), and the Landscape Manual.

(e)

Adjoining properties.

(1)

For the purposes of this Section, the word "adjoining" also includes properties separated by streets, other public rights-of-way, or railroad lines.

(f)

Gross density.

(1)

In establishing the maximum gross density, the District Council shall consider the design guidelines or standards intended to implement the development concept recommended by the Master Plan, Sector Plan, or Sectional Map Amendment Zoning Change and the existing zoning of the property being rezoned.

(CB-46-1985; CB-1-1989; CB-84-1990; CB-30-1996; CB-47-1996; CB-78-1996; CB-77-2006)